Giant arrowhead vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Dipodomys
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant arrowhead	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.